Robbery suspect turns himself in

Alex Bryan Johnson, 20, walked into the Lubbock County Sheriff's Office Friday morning and turned himself in for his alleged involvement in a robbery.

Authorities were still searching Friday night for another man sought in connection with the same case. They identified him as Geory Shannon Smith, 25.

Arrest warrants for Johnson and Smith were filed Thursday.

TJ Huges, 18, was at his residence, Rural Route 1 Box 261, when two acquaintances showed up, said Sheriff's Capt. Bill Drewell Wednesday. An argument occurred and the suspects displayed a shotgun.

After taking a small safe, the men left the residence in a blue vehicle, traveling in an unknown direction, Drewell said.

The safe held assorted jewelry and about $700 in cash, according to the Sheriff's Office.

The pair had seen Huges roommate in town and decided to enter the residence, the Sheriff's Office said.

Meanwhile, there still are no suspects in a robbery Monday at a southwest Lubbock home, Sheriff's Sgt. Greg Parrot said.

Several armed men, who identified themselves as federal agents, entered the home through the front door and told the two victims to get on the ground, Parrot said Monday.

The two victims, both men and in their early 30s, complied and were restrained with items found in the residence, which is about a mile southwest of where University Avenue ends south of Lubbock. One of the victims was struck on the head several times with an unknown object, Parrott said.

Several firearms and an unknown amount of cash were taken from the residence.

The victims reported seeing only two men, but they believed there were as many as five, Parrott said. The armed men were described as Hispanic and in their 30s.

Stephanie Queen can be contacted at 766-8725 or squeen@lubbockonline.com